FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker and Public Works Division leaders announced that $41.4 million will be spent on neighborhood infrastructure improvements throughout the community this construction season.
Officials highlighted the Leesburg Road Extension Project, located in the Nebraska Neighborhood. Construction on the first phase of this project began in January.
The City released the following:
The objective is to improve safety, extend Leesburg Road to West Jefferson Boulevard, and add a stoplight at the intersection with West Jefferson near SweetCars. The project will also bring ADA-compliant sidewalks, drainage improvements, street lighting, and urban landscaping. The new roundabout, which will be constructed at the intersection of West Main Street and Leesburg in 2026, will also receive a public art sculpture known as the Wounded Veterans Memorial Monument. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2026.
In 2025, residents and businesses will see a continuation of the City’s commitment to neighborhood infrastructure projects with a planned investment of $41.4 million, which includes $31.6 million for streets/roads/bridges, $7.5 million for sidewalks and alleys, and $2.3 million for trails. Since 2014, the City has invested more than $382 million in neighborhood infrastructure enhancements.
Spring is here, marking the start of neighborhood infrastructure enhancements throughout Fort Wayne. Read more: https://bit.ly/4j6GMoy
Posted by City of Fort Wayne Government on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
SEE FULL LIST OF PROJECTS HERE
Neighborhood infrastructure highlights:
*$325K – sidewalk repairs (50% cost share)
*$1.5M – miscellaneous concrete repairs, including in-house work
*$500K – curb repairs
*$400K – trip hazard elimination & levelling
*$500K – ADA curb ramp packages
*$250K – guardrail and attenuator repairs
*4 major arterial improvement projects
*8 neighborhood street rehab projects
*33.8 miles of contracted asphalt resurfacing (includes several multi-lane arterials)
*8 miles of asphalt in-house resurfacing
*3 bridge rehab/replacement projects
*1 brick alley repair project
*12 concrete alley replacements
*5 new sidewalk construction projects
*4 new trail projects and 2 new trailhead projects
*10 traffic projects
*14 street lighting projects
*7.7 miles of chip and seal to asphalt conversions
*34 projects in study, design, permitting or land acquisition stage
Projects carried forward from 2024
*1 trail project
*3 neighborhood rehab/reconstruction projects
*2 new sidewalk construction projects
“I’m looking forward to a productive construction season where residents and neighborhoods will experience positive and meaningful changes,” said Mayor Tucker. “We strive to have a safe and efficient transportation system that serves all users and provides an enhanced quality of life.”
In 2017, the City Administration and a majority of City Council members came together to provide additional funding for alley work and sidewalks in neighborhoods.
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